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I tried to get one of the painters (standing unluckily under a ladder) to tell me what they’re painting, and he wouldn’t.

Is it an American flag? I pestered. He shook his head and said, “You’ll just have to come back in a week or two.”

Just to round out the picture, here’s how much painting is happening on this corner lately.

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Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...